Ottawa Power Wheelchair Hockey League Seek Assistants, and Referees

The Ottawa Power Wheelchair Hockey League (OPWHL) is a floor hockey league, established in the fall of 2009, to provide a quality, organized, recreational and social program for people with disabilities. All of the players use power wheelchairs and have limited or no upper body strength and/or mobility and yet they can play hockey, excel and significantly benefit from participating in sport. 1) Assistants: This position will entail assisting with various tasks such as helping players get prepared for games, equipment setup and take down, assist with keeping score of game or post-updates to our Twitter. We are always in need of assistants to help deliver this wonderful sport to our members! 2) Referees: Referees will be tasked to referee our season league and tournament games. You do not need an in-depth knowledge of hockey to excel in this position. You will be trained for this position. Location: Greenboro Community Center (363 Lorry Greenberg Drive) Day of Week: Sunday 12:00-3:00 (time will vary depending on your position) Being part of our organization provide volunteers hands-on experience working in a community like none other. This experience will be great for those looking to pursue a profession in physical therapy, occupational therapy, sports and recreation and many others. Volunteering is also beneficial to those looking to make a large impact on our player's lives. Our players look forward to playing hockey all week, and it would not be possible without the help of our amazing volunteers. Knowing that, our volunteers feel extremely rewarded and fulfilled that they can make such a positive impact on our player's experience within our program, and lives. The Ottawa Power Wheelchair Hockey League is unique in that every member is a volunteer. They are at the heart of this organization! If interested, please respond to this ad or e-mail roddey.harb@live.ca. We look forward to hearing from you! Best, Roddey Harb OPWHL Recruitment Director Http://www.opwhl.com Http://www.facebook.com/OPWHL